Frmr. KV man dies in car crash

The Columbia Daily Tribune is reporting a former Kirksville man is dead after a traffic accident on Nifong Boulevard late Saturday morning.

According to the report, Matthew Todd Ruggles, 29, formerly of Kirksville, was eastbound on Nifong at 10:52 a.m. when his 1995 Honda Accord traveled off the north side of the road. The car traveled 400 feet and then hit a tree.

The Tribune cites a news release from the Columbia Police Department and states Ruggles was not wearing a seat belt.